Health Share Will Apply For New Medicaid Contract
The state’s largest Medicaid insurer intends to apply for the next five-year round of multi-million dollar contracts.
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Three Salem Providers Form CCO, Seek State Medicaid Contract
Three Salem provider groups have announced plans to start a nonprofit coordinated care organization and to apply for one of Oregon’s next multi-million-dollar Medicaid contracts.
Willamette Valley Medicaid Insurer Will Drop Out of Oregon Health Plan
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The major Medicaid insurer in the Willamette Valley will not apply for a piece of the state’s largest procurement in history -- the next contract to cover Oregon’s more than 1 million low-income Medicaid patients.
Analysis: Can States Fix The Disaster Of American Health Care?
Last week, California’s new governor, Gavin Newsom, promised to pursue a smörgåsbord of changes to his state’s health care system: state negotiation of drug prices, a requirement that eve
Gov. Kate Brown Asks Legislators to Prioritize Funding Medicaid, Expects Voters To Decide On Cigarette Tax
Gov. Kate Brown asked legislators on Friday to prioritize funding the Oregon Health Plan within the first few weeks of the legislative session.
Brown Highlights Health Care, Housing In Inaugural Address
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown expressed hope and urgency in outlining her agenda before lawmakers during her State of the State address in the House of Representatives at the Capitol on Monday after being sworn in for her second and last term as governor.
Medicaid Plans Cover Doctors’ Visits, Hospital Care — And Now Your GED
Emilia Ford became pregnant at 15 and, after her daughter was born, dropped out of high school.
FamilyCare Trial Against Oregon Health Authority Delayed Up To Three Years
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A defunct Oregon Medicaid provider involved in a long-running, rate dispute with the Oregon Health Authority may have to wait up to three years to go to court.
After More Than Year-Long Search, Medicaid Director Returns
Oregon has chosen a familiar face to lead the state's Medicaid program as it heads towards the next phase, with a focus on mental health, value-based payments that reward outcomes instead of performing procedures and social determinants of health like housing.
Oregon’s former Medicaid director Lori Coyner will return to the role on Jan. 28, filling the vacancy she left in 2017.
Legislative Task Force Proposes Steps Towards Universal Health Care Coverage
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The group, which has been meeting since January, acknowledged that Oregon is not likely to adopt universal care anytime soon but it pointed towards that goal by offering initial steps.
Creating a “universal” state-run health care insurance system in Oregon is a monumental task and it’s unclear whether a majority of Oregonians even favor such a radical change, but a legislative work group this week offered some baby steps for the 2019 Legislature to consider.
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